Portland Attorneys, RICO Defense Attorney

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Portland Attorneys, RICO Defense Attorney

Portland Attorneys, RICO Defense Attorney
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Prosecutors in Oregon use the broad definition of "criminal enterprises" under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and the Oregon Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (ORICO) to prosecute a variety of activities, including:
Mail Fraud
Securities Fraud
Collection of Illegal Gambling Debts
Bribery
Extortion
Tobacco Taxation Fraud
Criminal Enterprises
Because of the broad interpretation of "enterprises" under the racketeering statutes, prosecutors often prosecute cases with less evidence than they would if they didn't use the criminal enterprise element of the racketeering statutes. For more information regarding RICO, ORICO, or to discuss your particular matter, Many individuals find themselves facing charges of racketeering stemming from activities they did not necessarily know might be considered criminal activities. Additionally, RICO charges may mean stiffer penalties.
Portland Attorneys Racketeering Defense Attorney
At Portland Attorneys we believe prosecutors rely on RICO and ORICO to prosecute far too many of our clients. If you are facing a criminal charge involving any racketeering elements, contact criminal defense lawyer at Portland Attorneys today. We will aggressively negotiate with the prosecution and work hard to protect your rights.

So what is Racketeering, as it is commonly understood, has always coexisted with business. In the United States, the term racketeer was synonymous with members of organized-crime operations.

Congress passed RICO as part of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970. Organized crime in the United States had been increasing ever since the Twenty-First Amendment's Prohibition of alcohol was repealed in 1933. Crime groups and families that had been bootlegging moved on to other moneymaking crimes by controlling legitimate businesses and by using some of them as fronts for criminal activity. Over the years, Congress had enacted several statutes authorizing increased punishment for typical organized-crime activities such as illicit gambling rings, loan sharking, transportation of stolen goods, and Extortion. However, it had not passed legislation that specifically punishes the very act of committing organized crime.

Organized crime continued to proliferate in the 1960s. After investigating and debating organized-crime legislation for approximately 20 years, beginning with Senate committee hearings conducted in 1951 by Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver, Congress finally passed RICO.

The specific goal of RICO is to punish the use of an enterprise to engage in certain criminal activities. A person who uses an enterprise to engage in a pattern of racketeering may be convicted under the RICO criminal statute (18 U.S.C.A. § 1963). An enterprise is defined as "any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity, and any union or group of individuals associated in fact although not a legal entity." A pattern is defined as "at least two acts of racketeering activity, one of which occurred after the effective date of [RICO's passage] and the last of which occurred within 10 years … after commission of a prior act of racketeering activity."

Racketeering activity under federal law includes a number of criminal offenses, including: Bribery; sports bribery; counterfeiting; felony theft from interstate shipment; Embezzlement from Pension and Welfare funds; extortionate credit transactions; Fraud relating to identification documents; fraud relating to access devices; transmission of gambling information; Mail Fraud; wire fraud; financial institution fraud; citizenship or naturalization fraud; obscene matter; Obstruction of Justice; obstruction of criminal investigation; obstruction of state or local law enforcement; witness tampering; retaliation against witness; interference with commerce, bribery, or extortion; interstate transportation in aid of racketeering; interstate transportation of wagering paraphernalia; unlawful welfare fund payments; prohibition of illegal gambling business; Money Laundering; monetary transactions in property derived from unlawful activities; murder for hire; sexual exploitation of children; interstate transportation of stolen motor vehicles; interstate transportation of stolen property; sale of stolen goods; trafficking in motor vehicles and parts; trafficking in contraband cigarettes; white slave traffic; restrictions of payments and loans to labor organizations; embezzlement from union funds; Bankruptcy fraud; fraud in the sale of Securities; felonious manufacture, importation, receiving, concealment, buying, selling, or otherwise dealing in narcotic or other dangerous drugs; and any act that is indictable under the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act.

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